Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet is derived from the Phoenician alphabeth and has been used to write the Greek language since the 8th century BC.
The table below can used to find the right characters or codes to express the Greek alphabet in html documents or similar.
Adding the Entity, Decimal or Hex expressions directly in the html code will render the letter in a web browser as shown in 1).
Formatting a normal character as "Symbol font" will render the character as shown in 2).
Note! Not all browsers may render the codes and fonts properly.
| Character | Entity | Decimal | Hex | Rendering in Your Browser 1) | Rendering with the Symbol Font 2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | Decimal | Hex | Normal font | Symbol font | ||||
| Greek capital letter alpha | Α | Α | Α | Α | Α | Α | A | A |
| Greek capital letter beta | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | Β | B | B |
| Greek capital letter gamma | Γ | Γ | Γ | Γ | Γ | Γ | G | G |
| Greek capital letter delta | Δ | Δ | Δ | Δ | Δ | Δ | D | D |
| Greek capital letter epsilon | Ε | Ε | Ε | Ε | Ε | Ε | E | E |
| Greek capital letter zeta | Ζ | Ζ | Ζ | Ζ | Ζ | Ζ | Z | Z |
| Greek capital letter eta | Η | Η | Η | Η | Η | Η | H | H |
| Greek capital letter theta | Θ | Θ | Θ | Θ | Θ | Θ | Q | Q |
| Greek capital letter iota | Ι | Ι | Ι | Ι | Ι | Ι | I | I |
| Greek capital letter kappa | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | Κ | K | K |
| Greek capital letter lambda | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | Λ | L | L |
| Greek capital letter mu | Μ | Μ | Μ | Μ | Μ | Μ | M | M |
| Greek capital letter nu | Ν | Ν | Ν | Ν | Ν | Ν | N | N |
| Greek capital letter xi | Ξ | Ξ | Ξ | Ξ | Ξ | Ξ | X | X |
| Greek capital letter omicron | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | O | O |
| Greek capital letter pi | Π | Π | Π | Π | Π | Π | P | P |
| Greek capital letter rho | Ρ | Ρ | Ρ | Ρ | Ρ | Ρ | R | R |
| Greek capital letter sigma | Σ | Σ | Σ | Σ | Σ | Σ | S | S |
| Greek capital letter tau | Τ | Τ | Τ | Τ | Τ | Τ | T | T |
| Greek capital letter upsilon | Υ | Υ | Υ | Υ | Υ | Υ | U | U |
| Greek capital letter phi | Φ | Φ | Φ | Φ | Φ | Φ | F | F |
| Greek capital letter chi | Χ | Χ | Χ | Χ | Χ | Χ | C | C |
| Greek capital letter psi | Ψ | Ψ | Ψ | Ψ | Ψ | Ψ | Y | Y |
| Greek capital letter omega | Ω | Ω | Ω | Ω | Ω | Ω | W | W |
| Greek small letter alpha | α | α | α | α | α | α | a | a |
| Greek small letter beta | β | β | β | β | β | β | b | b |
| Greek small letter gamma | γ | γ | γ | γ | γ | γ | g | g |
| Greek small letter delta | δ | δ | δ | δ | δ | δ | d | d |
| Greek small letter epsilon | ε | ε | ε | ε | ε | ε | e | e |
| Greek small letter zeta | ζ | ζ | ζ | ζ | ζ | ζ | z | z |
| Greek small letter eta | η | η | η | η | η | η | h | h |
| Greek small letter theta | θ | θ | θ | θ | θ | θ | q | q |
| Greek small letter iota | ι | ι | ι | ι | ι | ι | i | i |
| Greek small letter kappa | κ | κ | κ | κ | κ | κ | k | k |
| Greek small letter lambda | λ | λ | λ | λ | λ | λ | l | l |
| Greek small letter mu | μ | μ | μ | μ | μ | μ | m | m |
| Greek small letter nu | ν | ν | ν | ν | ν | ν | n | n |
| Greek small letter xi | ξ | ξ | ξ | ξ | ξ | ξ | x | x |
| Greek small letter omicron | ο | ο | ο | ο | ο | ο | o | o |
| Greek small letter pi | π | π | π | π | π | π | p | p |
| Greek small letter rho | ρ | ρ | ρ | ρ | ρ | ρ | r | r |
| Greek small letter final sigma | ς | ς | ς | ς | ς | ς | z | z |
| Greek small letter sigma | σ | σ | σ | σ | σ | σ | s | s |
| Greek small letter tau | τ | τ | τ | τ | τ | τ | t | t |
| Greek small letter upsilon | υ | υ | υ | υ | υ | υ | u | u |
| Greek small letter phi | φ | φ | φ | φ | φ | φ | j | j |
| Greek small letter chi | χ | χ | χ | χ | χ | χ | c | c |
| Greek small letter psi | ψ | ψ | ψ | ψ | ψ | ψ | y | y |
| Greek small letter omega | ω | ω | ω | ω | ω | ω | w | w |
Scientific and Engineering use of the Greek Alphabet
| Character | Symbol | Typically Used For |
|---|---|---|
| Greek small letter alpha | α | Angles, angular acceleration |
| Greek small letter beta | β | Angles, coefficients |
| Greek small letter gamma | γ | Shear strain, kinematic viscosity |
| Greek small letter delta | δ | Differences, damping coefficient |
| Greek small letter epsilon | ε | Linear strain |
| Greek small letter zeta | ζ | |
| Greek small letter eta | η | Dynamic viscosity, efficiency |
| Greek small letter theta | θ | Angles, temperature |
| Greek small letter iota | ι | |
| Greek small letter kappa | κ | Compressibility of fluids |
| Greek small letter lambda | λ | Wavelength, thermal conductivity |
| Greek small letter mu | μ | Coefficient of friction, dynamic viscosity, Poisson's ratio |
| Greek small letter nu | ν | Kinematic viscosity |
| Greek small letter xi | ξ | |
| Greek small letter omicron | ο | |
| Greek small letter pi | π | Mathematical constant |
| Greek small letter rho | ρ | Density |
| Greek small letter final sigma | ς | |
| Greek small letter sigma | σ | Normal stress, standard deviation |
| Greek small letter tau | τ | Shear stress |
| Greek small letter upsilon | υ | |
| Greek small letter phi | φ | Angles, flow rate, potential energy |
| Greek small letter chi | χ | |
| Greek small letter psi | ψ | Gears helix angle |
| Greek small letter omega | ω | Angular velocity, solid angle |
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